Top musicians who played on Nirvana sessions include: Lesley Duncan, Herbie Flowers, Billy Bremner ( later of Rockpile / Dave Edmunds fame ), Luther Grosvenor, Clem Cattini and the full lineup of rock band Spooky Tooth, Pete Kelly ( Keyboards ) who also co-wrote ' Modus Operandi ' on the ' Local Anaesthetic ' album.

Musician Dave Edmunds, a " permanent fixture " at Rockfield Studios for twenty years, lives in the town.

Dave Edmunds also did a song called " Creature from the Black Lagoon ".

In October 1985, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Edmunds, Lee Rocker, Rosanne Cash and Ringo Starr appeared with him on stage for a television special that was taped live at the Limehouse Studios in London called Blue Suede Shoes: A Rockabilly Session.

* Smiley Lewis was a rhythm and blues musician whose songs have been covered by Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, and Dave Edmunds.

Artists that released material on the Swan Song label during its existence included Led Zeppelin itself ( including later solo releases by band members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant ); Bad Company ; The Pretty Things ; Dave Edmunds ; Mirabai ; Maggie Bell ( and the short-lived band she fronted, Midnight Flyer ); Detective ; and Sad Café.

A. Robertson duetted on with Maggie Bell on the single " Hold Me ", and The Stray Cats backed Dave Edmunds on his 1981 single " The Race Is On ".

* April 1977 – SS-8418 – Get It – Dave Edmunds

* 8 September 1978 – SS-8505 – Tracks on Wax 4 – Dave Edmunds

* 5 July 1979 – SS-8507 – Repeat When Necessary – Dave Edmunds

* 20 April 1981 – SS-16034 – Twangin ’... – Dave Edmunds

* November 1981 – SS-8510 – Best of Dave Edmunds – Dave Edmunds

" Here Comes The Weekend / As Lovers Do " – Dave Edmunds: SSK 19408 ( UK, August 1976 ), SS 19 408 ( Germany, September 1976 ), SS 19408 ( Holland ), 19 408 ( France ), 19408 ( Belgium / Luxemburg )

" When Or Where / New York's A Lonely Town " – Dave Edmunds: SSK 19409 ( UK, October 1976 )

" Ju Ju Man / What Did I Do Last Night " – Dave Edmunds: SSK 19410 ( UK, April 1977 )

" I Knew The Bride " – Dave Edmunds: SSK 19411 ( UK, June 1977 ), SS 19411 ( Germany, 7 August 1977 ), 45-1569 ( Spain ), SS 1698 ( Australia )

" Little Darlin '/ I Knew The Bride " – Dave Edmunds: SS 70113 ( US, June 1977 )

" Get Out Of Denver " – Dave Edmunds: SS 70116 ( US, August 1977 )

" Deborah / What Looks Best On You " – Dave Edmunds: SSK 19413 ( UK, August 1978 ), SS 1970 ( Australia )

" Television / Never Been In Love " – Dave Edmunds: SSK 19414 ( UK, October 1978 )

" Trouble Boys / What Looks Best On You " – Dave Edmunds: SS 70118 ( US, November 1978 ), SS 19. 415 ( Holland )

But from 1985 until he died, his touring band consisted of Debby Hastings ( bass / musical director ), Frank Daley or Nunzio Signore ( guitar ), Tom Major, Dave Johnson, Yoshi Shimada or Sandy Gennaro ( drums ), and his personal manager, Margo Lewis ( keyboards ).

* Jacobites ( band ), a British band featuring Nikki Sudden, Dave Kusworth and Epic Soundtracks

After graduating from high school, the three began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave " Phoenix " Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band, Xero.

McCoy and Ellis were not in this lineup, and Widespread Panic band member Dave Schools joined the band as their bass player for the tour.

* Dave " Phoenix " Farrell, bass guitarist for the rock band Linkin Park

" Guitbassist " and vocalist Dave Dederer was a member of the band for 11 years before leaving in 2004.

The band was formed in late 1993 by Chris Ballew ( bass guitar and lead vocals ) and Dave Dederer ( guitar and backup vocals ), who met while attending The Bush School in Seattle.

In March 1943 Lee married Dave Barbour, a guitarist in Goodman's band.

Macainsh played with John Farnham on his Whispering Jack Tour and with Dave Warner's from the Suburbs, in 1988 he put together and managed a very successful AC / DC tribute band called Back in Black who went on to support Skyhooks on their comeback tour.

Cornwell was a blues musician prior to forming the band and had briefly been a bandmate of Richard Thompson, Burnel had been a classical guitarist who had performed with symphony orchestras, Jet Black was a jazz drummer, and Dave Greenfield had played at military bases in Germany.

According to Dave Wilson, in his book Rock Formations, the name They Might Be Giants had been used and subsequently discarded by a friend of the band who had a ventriloquism act.

Dave Gregory left the band during the recording sessions for Apple Venus Volume 1 after 20 years ' service.

A side project of some of the band members was Poor Little Critter on the Road in 1985, under the name The Knitters: X minus Zoom, plus Dave Alvin ( of The Blasters ) on guitar and Johnny Ray Bartel ( of The Red Devils ) on double bass.

In May the band played a high-profile concert at Manchester's International II with James organized by Dave Haslam to raise funds for a campaign against Clause 28.

* Gateway ( band ) a jazz trio featuring John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland

Saxophonist LeRoi Moore, founding member of the American jam band Dave Matthews Band, plays the tin whistle in a few of the band's songs.

On March 10, 2008, Hanks was on hand at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to induct sixties band The Dave Clark Five.

* Kingfish ( band ), a San Francisco Bay Area rock band that included Bob Weir, Matt Kelly and Dave Torbert

* Dave Sitek, guitarist and music producer, best known as a member of the band TV on the Radio

's were the label's backing band for most of the classic hits that came out of Stax, by Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and many more.